by Deborah A. Deal, APR | June 18, 2020 | Cancer, Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Pollution, IX Water, Social Media, Uncategorized
There’s a lot of things out there besides Covid-19 that can harm you, and your water is potentially one of them. If you get your water from an unregulated well in one of many counties in Colorado, or actually any state in the U.S., you need to get that water tested...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | June 17, 2020 | Cancer, Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Pollution, IX Water, Social Media, Uncategorized, Water
Part 2 on Arsenic: Aside from it outright killing you, why is monitoring and reducing arsenic contamination important? Arsenic has detrimental effects on all organ systems in the human body since it directly targets enzyme reactions. Arsenic acts as a carcinogen,...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | June 16, 2020 | Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Pollution, IX Water, Social Media, Uncategorized, Water
As though there isn’t enough for us to worry about in our food and water, the World Health Organization is now also reminding us about the drugs in our drinking water with the proposal of continued studies of the situation. Pharmaceuticals are defined as “compounds...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | June 16, 2020 | Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Wastewater, IX Water, Social Media, Uncategorized, Wastewater, Water
Guess what could be in the water tower that supplies your water! Festering carcasses of dead animals, dirt from the ground, roads and air, arsenic, E. Coli, coliform bacteria and more … Yuck! If your municipality is not adequately maintaining their water towers,...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | April 29, 2020 | Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Wastewater, Industry, IX Water, O & G Produced Wastewater, Social Media, Uncategorized, Wastewater
Often, when people talk about “the community” or the concept of community, they ignore the fact that the environment is a critical part of it. We rely on the natural resources that the environment provides to survive, and it is our responsibility to consideritwhen...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | April 22, 2020 | Climate Change, Drinking Water, Environment, Fire, IX Water, Uncategorized, Wastewater, Wildfire
In many climates, summer means wildfire season. A wildfire is an uncontrolled, unwanted, and unplanned fire that burns a wildland area. Wildfires are accepted by scientists today as a natural part of many ecosystems, and have an important role in maintaining a balance...
